1979 Macdonald Brier

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1979 Macdonald Brier
Host city Ottawa, Ontario
Arena Ottawa Civic Centre
DatesMarch 4–10 [1]
Attendance89,081
WinnerFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Curling club Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg
Skip Barry Fry
Third Bill Carey
Second Gordon Sparkes
Lead Bryan Wood
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The 1979 Macdonald Brier , the Canadian men's curling championship was held from March 4 to 10, 1979 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. For the second straight year, the total attendance for the week set a then-record where 89,081 attended the event. [2] This was the last Brier where the round robin would determine the champion without a playoff.

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Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Barry Fry captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 10–1 record as they clinched the title with after the Friday night draw. This was Manitoba's twentieth title and the only Brier won by Fry. The Fry rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship in Bern, Switzerland where they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Norway.

It would be the last Brier under the sponsorship of Macdonald Tobacco. This marked an end of an era, as Macdonald Tobacco had sponsored the event since the first Brier in 1927. Following the final draw, the head of Macdonald Tobacco, David Macdonald Stewart declared "[f]or half a century, Macdonald Tobacco has followed an idea ... a dream to ... bring together Canadians, from all parts of the country and all walks of life, in a national sporting event. Curling was the ideal sport. It's been a wonderful experience. We've now seen the final chapter in 50 years of Canadian history". To commemorate the end of the Macdonald era, every living Brier champion skip at the time were invited to attend the Brier, and had their picture taken together. The lone surviving curler from the 1927 Brier, Emmet Smith (Northern Ontario) was also invited. [3] The group of skips gathered before the final draw of the event for a special ceremony. [4]

The event was marred with slow ice conditions and bad rocks, [5] which were borrowed from a local curling club. The rocks were mismatched and pitted which "reduced shotmaking to a guessing game." [6] Part way through the week, organizers asked for the teams to vote on changing the rocks. The teams that favoured hitting, including the leading Manitoba rink opposed changing the rocks, as the mismatched rocks made draw shots more difficult than hit shots. [7]

Teams

The teams were listed as follows: [8]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba
Crestwood CC, Edmonton

Skip: Paul Devlin
Third: John Hunter
Second: Pat Ryan
Lead: Derek Devlin

Vancouver CC, Vancouver

Skip: Glen Pierce
Third: Wayne Matthewson
Second: Bruce Davey
Lead: Fuji Miki

Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Barry Fry
Third: Bill Carey
Second: Gordon Sparkes
Lead: Bryan Wood

New BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthern Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Richard Belyea
Third: Charlie Sullivan
Second: Don Pennell
Lead: Brian McLeod

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Jeff Thomas
Third: Toby McDonald
Second: Peter Hollett
Lead: Ken Thomas

Thunder Bay WC, Thunder Bay

Skip: Larry Pineau
Third: Scott Hamilton
Second: George Campbell
Lead: Cliff Campbell

Nova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward Island
Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Alan Darragh
Third: Peter MacPhee
Second: Mike Currie
Lead: Dave Durrant

Annandale CC, Pickering

Skip: Bob Fedosa
Third: Bob Turcotte
Second: Craig Garratt
Lead: Doug Morrison

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Wayne Matheson
Third: Ken MacDonald
Second: Al Legerwood
Lead: John Scales

QuebecSaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon
St. Laurent CC, Mount Royal

Skip: Jim Ursel
Third: Don Aitken
Second: Warren Wallace
Lead: Malcolm Turner

Nutana CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Rick Folk
Third: Bob Thompson
Second: Tom Wilson
Lead: Jim Wilson

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Don Strang
Third: Klaus Schoenne
Second: Rick Borden
Lead: Clay Cedarholm

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [8]

Key
Brier champion
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Barry Fry 1016740
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Rick Folk 837459
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Larry Pineau 836354
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Bob Fedosa 655658
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Wayne Matheson 656749
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Paul Devlin 656262
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jim Ursel 566162
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Glen Pierce 566169
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Alan Darragh 475971
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Richard Belyea 384469
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Jeff Thomas 386371
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories / Yukon Don Strang 295467

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00) [8] [9] [10]

Draw 1

Sunday, March 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)10100101105
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)00002020026
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)001011020X5
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)000100101X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)021021020X8
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)200100201X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)00102100105
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)11010002016
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)103010111X8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)010100000X2

Draw 2

Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)020002101X6
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)001120030X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)10000200003
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)00100002216
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)20100211XX7
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)00001000XX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)110010102X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)001001010X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)00201000014
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)00000210003

Draw 3

Monday, March 5, 9:30 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)000200001X3
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)200002010X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)00101001XX3
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)22030210XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)200000400X6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)000200021X5

Draw 4

Monday, March 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)000000201X3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)000111030X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)201102202X10
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)010010010X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)21110400XX9
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)00001011XX3

Draw 5

Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)010001320X7
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)000110001X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)00000202015
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)00002010003
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)200200104X9
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)000012010X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)201100201X7
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)010011020X5
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)000110200X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)101003003X8

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)01002000003
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)00100002115
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)20010000XX3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)00203312XX11
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)001011000104
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)000100021015
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)10010201117
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)00301020006
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)00100000XX1
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)21011311XX10

Draw 7

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)30001101017
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)00200020105
Sheet B12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)010001100X3
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)100320004X10
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)011100210006
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)100013000128
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)00100101XX3
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)21014020XX10
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)021000200106
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)000400020017

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)110020111X7
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)000201000X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)001010100X3
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)020201003X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)02010100015
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)00101010003
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)01000001204
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)10100010025
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)000101010X3
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)101020301X8

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)010020130X7
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)100101001X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)01100100003
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)10001010115
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)000100300X4
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)102011011X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)10020001004
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)01100020015
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)20010102118
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)01001030005

Draw 10

Thursday, March 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)05103012XX12
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)10010100XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)200100010X4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)002012122X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)001001110X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)000010001X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)010200102X6
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)001001010X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)103201012X10
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)000010200X3

Draw 11

Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)30131020XX10
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)02000302XX7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)01010100025
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)00101001003
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)200201102X8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)021010010X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)10010110105
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)00101001036
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)300111020X8
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)001000101X3

Draw 12

Friday, March 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)101032022X11
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)020100100X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)01010101004
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)10002010116
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)00020010003
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)10000102015
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)00002001025
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)00010010103
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)010302000X6
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)401030001X9

Draw 13

Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)12202000029
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)00010211207
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)100201020X6
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)004040101X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)00000100113
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)01000021004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Darragh)21300100018
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)00002022107
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)001010210X5
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Pineau)310302001X10

Draw 14

Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Fry)020011012X7
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ursel)000100100X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Matheson)00110010104
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Pierce)10000101025
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon (Strang)020110000X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Devlin)201001101X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Belyea)102013001X8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Thomas)000100010X2
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Fedosa)001010200X4
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Folk)110101012X7

Awards

All-Star Team

The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars. [11]

PositionNameTeam
Skip Barry Fry Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Third Bill Carey Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Second George Campbell Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario
Lead Bryan Wood Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba

Ross G.L. Harstone Award

The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability. [12] [11]

As of 2023, this is the only Brier in which two players won the Harstone Award.

NameTeamPosition
Wayne Matheson Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Skip
Dave Durrant Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Lead

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